After last year’s Covid restrictions forced last-minute changes, Mark Knapman and the Big 7 team were given the organisational nightmare of having to book, rebook and reorganise everything almost from scratch. But like most scooterists they got on with the job, brushed themselves down and organised this year’s fantastic event.
Having arrived early at the rally site and caught up with the Big 7 team, I collected my reporter’s gear and walked over to chat with eager rallygoers at the main gate, who’d arrived from all over the UK, France, Germany and Belgium.
As usual the rally was held at the Hop Farm, the main hub was The Dray and large marquees were also set up for the weekend’s bands and